REVENUE RECOGNITION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

REVENUE RECOGNITION

REVENUE RECOGNITION

EXTERNAL NET SALES BY PRODUCT

External net sales by major products were as follows:

In millions	2024		2023		2022
Europe
Uncoated Papers	$	703	$	733	$	396
Market Pulp	96		88		105
Europe	799		821		501
Latin America
Uncoated Papers	884		885		887
Market Pulp	61		64		67
Latin America	945		949		954
North America
Uncoated Papers	1,951		1,891		2,091
Market Pulp	78		60		82
North America	2,029		1,951		2,173
Total	$	3,773	$	3,721	$	3,628

REVENUE CONTRACT BALANCES

A contract asset is created when the Company recognizes revenue on its customized products for which we have an enforceable right to payment.

A contract liability is created when customers prepay for goods prior to the Company transferring control over those goods to the customer. The contract liability is reduced once control of the goods is transferred to the customer. The majority of our customer prepayments are received during the fourth quarter each year for goods that will be transferred to customers over the following twelve months. Contract liabilities of $2 million are included in current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024. There were $8 million contract liabilities included in current liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2023.

The difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company’s contract assets and contract liabilities primarily results from the difference between the price and quantity at comparable points in time for goods which we have an unconditional right to payment or receive pre-payment from the customer, respectively.

PERFORMANCE OBLIGATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT JUDGEMENTS

The Company’s principal business is to manufacture and sell uncoated freesheet papers, along with pulp. As a general rule, none of our businesses provide equipment installation or other ancillary services outside of producing and shipping paper and pulp goods to customers.

The nature of the Company’s contracts can vary based on the business, customer type, and region; however, in all instances it is the Company’s customary business practice to receive a valid purchase order from the customer, in which each party’s rights and related payment terms are clearly identifiable.

Contracts or purchase orders with customers could include a single type of product or it could include multiple types/grades of products. Regardless, the contracted price with the customer is agreed to at the individual product level outlined in the customer contracts or purchase orders. The Company does not bundle prices; however, we do negotiate with customers on pricing and rebates for the same products based on a variety of factors (e.g. level of contractual volume, geographical location, etc.). Management has concluded that the prices negotiated with each individual customer are representative of the stand-alone selling price of the product.